Rachel's Favorite Food at Home"Easy Family Meals"
In this episode, Rachel recreates some of her family's favorite dishes: broccoli soup with Parmesan toasts, a chicken and ginger stir fry with coconut noodles, an oven-baked risotto verde and an upside-down rhubarb and ginger cake. D

9:00 am

Christina"Trick Or Treat"
It's that time of year when the air is crisp and little goblins and grown up ghosts want to indulge their sweet tooth. In this class, we'll discover ways to trick your own little monsters into treating themselves to healthy sweets, from chocolate to candied apples.with a little fun magic as well!. D

9:30 am

Simply Ming"Charles Phan & Wok-Stirring"
The wok- there's a reason why everyone from college students to Italian chefs have one of these in their kitchen. Stir-frying is a technique that can be your best friend when you need to cook on the fly, which is exactly what Ming is doing on this episode of SIMPLY MING. He'll enlist the help of Charles Phan, the chef who put great Vietnamese food on the map in San Francisco. D

10:00 am

Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef"Outside The Meat Box: Wild Game"
It's truly refreshing to eat game which is now readily available in many grocery stores. Chef Keller presents some of the most popular game dishes from his Fleur de Lys restaurants with recipes that are tailored to home cooks. Horseradish Crusted Venison Chops with Current Sauce; Muscovy Duck Breast with a Vanilla Sauce. D

10:30 am

Lidia's Italy In America"Italian Style Breakfast for Dinner"
Lidia cooks frittatas today; they are delicious for lunch AND dinner and are also a great way to use leftover vegetables and day old bread. Recipes include Ricotta Frittata, Sausage, Eggs & Pepper Frittata and an Asparagus and Onion frittata. She also visits Brooklyn's famous Faicco with dear friend and restaurateur, Angelo Vivolo, to see their Italian American tradition of making sausage. D

11:00 am

Art of the Western World"White Garment of Churches"
Part I: With the fall of the Roman empire, Christianity flourished with the Church as patron of monumental Romanesque architecture and sculpture. nPart II: The origin of Gothic architecture is found in the choir of the Abbey Church of St. Denis and the Chartres Cathedral serves as a model of High Gothic style. D

12:00 pm

Science In Focus: Force and Motion"Drag Races"
Forces can help put objects into motion and can also bring moving objects to a stop. In this workshop, fifth-grade students explore the physics of motion using plastic cars with strings and washers attached to provide a pulling force. The students test the speed of the vehicles and explain what forces bring the vehicles to a stop, as the cars collide with and displace barriers at the end of their run. Finally, the students discuss their findings to help solidify their understanding of the effect of forces on motion.G

1:00 pm

Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature"Workshop 7. Ritual Artifacts"
From Victorian calling cards to Puritan gravestones, ritual artifacts reveal how humans create and define order in their lives. This session explains how to apply close reading skills to sacred and secular ritual objects to enrich understanding of the cultural setting of a literary text. D

2:00 pm

Teaching Channel Presents"The New Teacher Experience"
The New Teacher Experience: Follow two teachers in Los Angeles, CA for an intimate look at what the experience is really like. Many beginning teachers in America are given keys to their classroom and left to sink or swim in isolation, but, with the support of mentors, these teachers persevere through the trials and tribulations of their first year of teaching. D

3:00 pm

Death: A Personal Understanding"Child"
Children often understand that death is a changed state of being, but not how final it is. Between the ages of seven and ten, their questions about death become more frequent and complicated. In this program, we look at children. D

3:30 pm

Death: A Personal Understanding"Grief and Bereavement"
The effect of grief can last a lifetime as we try to find a balance between overcoming our loss and keeping the memory of the loved one alive. In this program, the question "How long does grief last?" guides conversations with two middle-aged sisters whose mother recently died; with members of a family in which the youngest son was murdered; with an adult orphaned as a child; and with a teenager who lost her mother, and may now lose her father and brother, to AIDS. D

Rachel's Favorite Food at Home"Food for a Crowd"
Rachel prepares a meal ideal for an all-ages event such as a Christening or a house-warming party: chicken pilaf with a green salad, Southeast Asian salmon, beef stir fry and baked meringue with fruit. D

7:00 pm

Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge: Amazing Encounters
The photographer introduces some of his favorite moments in the field, capturing wildlife, spectacular landscapes and fascinating people with his lens. This is a fast-paced look at some endearing, heart-stopping and fun moments. He tracks the last of the Bengal tigers in Nepal, marvels at snow monkeys in Japan, snuggles with baby seals on South Georgia Island, and snaps baby grey whales off Baja Mexico. The special also includes scenes from Alaska, the Sahara, India, West Africa, Mongolia, Bhutan and Ethiopia. Crew members also share behind-the-scenes moments.G

8:30 pm

Rachel's Favorite Food at Home"Easy Family Meals"
In this episode, Rachel recreates some of her family's favorite dishes: broccoli soup with Parmesan toasts, a chicken and ginger stir fry with coconut noodles, an oven-baked risotto verde and an upside-down rhubarb and ginger cake. D

Simply Ming"Charles Phan & Wok-Stirring"
The wok- there's a reason why everyone from college students to Italian chefs have one of these in their kitchen. Stir-frying is a technique that can be your best friend when you need to cook on the fly, which is exactly what Ming is doing on this episode of SIMPLY MING. He'll enlist the help of Charles Phan, the chef who put great Vietnamese food on the map in San Francisco. D

10:00 pm

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence"I'm Inspired"
Joanne is often asked where her inspirations come from and begins by composing an inspired salad with roasted beets, and then gives her student Charlie some pointers for making honey glazed pork chops and a roasted squash puree. Recipes: Bibb Lettuce Salad with Roasted Beet, Grapefruit and Pecans, Honey Glazed Pork Chops with Orange and Cardamom, and a Roasted Squash and Ginger Puree. Student: Charlie Baldwin, City Gardener. D

Assessment In Math and Science: What's The Point?"Is This Going to Count?"
Assessment does not compete for valuable teaching time; it is teaching time. This workshop shows how embedding assessment into everyday curriculum turns performance tasks into learning activities. Well-designed assessment allows teachers to shape subsequent instruction according to what their students have and have not understood. D